Why wait after drinking BEFORE meals?

It completely makes sense to me why we shouldn't drink with meals or after, but I've read that we should wait for a half an hour after drinking BEFORE eating a meal. I don't understand this because I've watched my upper GIs and all the liquid is emptied from the top part within a minute or so. So why the need to wait?

I never have waited before meals. In a restaurant I'll drin****il they serve me, then I set my glass aside. Nancy

I don't either, but I'm sure someone does. I've never really waited after drinking--it's bad enough we have to wait 1hr after eating to drink again, IMO makes it hard to get everything in! BTW my dr.'s office says 15min after drinking I don't wait after drinking--now I'm sure someone will come along to tell us we're stretching our pouches lol.

Hmmmmmmmmm....won't be me! LOL

The book I got from the nutritionist said 15 minutes before and 1 hour after.. NOt that I listen to the before one

My surgeon said to wait about 5 mintues after drinking to eat but at least an hour after eating to drink.

I drink right up to eating. Kate

Ditto for me what everyone else said. I drink right up to the time I eat then stop for at least an hour after my last bite. I read on this board somewhere that the no drinking prior to eating was a holdover from the RNY surgery. So it does not apply to the lap band. Hmmmm. All I know is since I read that, I've been guzzling the liquids right up to eating. Patrice

I can only speak from my own experience on that one. I have watched the barium from my fills take some time to trickle through. I assume that any fluid would do the same. Because of that, I observe the half-hour rule. *************************************************************** "Greetings from the Rainforest" "Any advice in this post is based solely on my experience. Your experience may not be the same. All modifications to your medical care should be discussed with YOUR doctor. YOU SHOULD NEVER TAKE MEDICAL ADVICE FROM ANYONE ON A MESSAGE BOARD, BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW IF THEY ARE QUALIFIED TO GIVE THAT ADVICE!" I think this is the greatest post ever posted here: http://obesityhelp.com/forums/LapBand/postdetail/371153.html?vc=0